Mandarin Oranges

MANDARIN ORANGES have been a BC tradition since the first shipment of the small, seedless citrus fruit arrived from Japan in 1884. Legend has it that they were intended as a reminder of home for JAPANESE people living in the province, but they have long since been adopted by non-Japanese residents and now they are as much a part of the Christmas season as candy canes, poinsettias, even Santa Claus himself. Mandarins are grown in other places, including Morocco and China, but the Japanese...

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